PMO Analyst (Banking)

Job Title: PMO Analyst (FS exp required)
Location: Glasgow (3x days on-site per week) CANDIDATES MUST BE BASED IN SCOTLAND
Salary/Rate: £313 per day inside IR35
Start Date: 23/02/2026
Job Type: Initial contract until 31/12/2026

Company Introduction
We have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our sector-leading consultancy clients! They are currently looking for a skilled PMO Analyst from a financial services background to join their team in Glasgow on a hybrid basis.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives
You will be responsible for owning and analysing complex programme and project plans, producing high-quality MI and reporting, managing RAID and change control processes, acting as an SME on PMO tools, and supporting effective decision-making across the change portfolio through strong stakeholder engagement and governance.

? Own the aggregation and analyse detailed & complex plans. Develop and manage agreed planning standards across the Change Community. Provide coaching and guidance to PMs & PMOs where required.
? Develop & maintain robust relationships with internal customers: ensure appropriate escalation mechanisms are in place to support prompt issue resolution.
? Develop reports with complex analysis and metrics that are required by the programme / Project manager for decision making. Where central reports are available - these should be used.
? Ensure that adequate tool support (Navigator, Control, Financial, Commercial tools) is provided to PM?s / Programme Managers within portfolio?s, programmes & large Change projects.
? Be an SME on tool usage and provide advice & guidance to ensure that tools are used effectively and issues, if any are resolved at the earliest.
? Review and challenge Change control logs and impact assessment to ensure that impact of all change requests are analysed.
? Maintain RAID logs through the life of the programme / project, ensuring that status, due dates, actions and recommendations are updated on a regular basis.
? Consolidate, analyse, validate and own project / programme RAF before publishing it further ensuring that the forecast is consistent and accurate.

Required Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following:

? In depth experience in the professional project environment or matrix management structure
? Influencing / networking - developing internal and external business relationships and using own knowledge, skills and experience to influence others opinions and actions.
? Comprehensive experience in professional communications, both written correspondence and face to face
? Expertise in excel to be able to produce effective MI reporting and translating into PowerPoint presentations
? Extensive experience in analysis and creativity - to be able use own initiative to conceive original and practical solutions for internal and external stakeholders through the production of effective presentations to complex and business critical problems.
? To have a good understanding at a high level the interface between complex business needs and the complex legal and regulatory environment in which the business operates.
? Proven ability to juggle priorities, multi- task and flawlessly execute at speed.

Desirable Skills/Experience
Although not essential, the following skills are desired by the client:

? Financial services industry experience
? Ability to manage and deliver in a business that is undergoing a high degree of organisational and strategic change.
? Experience of Prince II/PMI in a project environment.
? Experience of Visual basic

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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